Re: Hank Marvin/Shadows Custom Shop Stratocasters
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:20 amHi again - I'm going by my photographic memory of the Strats I saw (and rarely played!) in 1962, not photos. The trouble is, only I can see the colour! 
(One of my hobbies is also photography so I know how difficult it is to portray a particular colour accurately on paper or on screen.) "Flamingo Pink" I would call them! Not really quite that pink as I saw some Flamingoes in the Camargue quite recently. Probably a cross between that and Salmon. The nearest I've seen to this early "mistake" Strat colour was a recent Squier - no idea which issue though. Not important to me as I can see the colour in front of me! If I liked it enough I would go to my local paint shop, find some colour swatches, get the colour mixed and spray one of my budget Strat copies!
Contentious? Moi? THIS IS CLOSE!
(One of my hobbies is also photography so I know how difficult it is to portray a particular colour accurately on paper or on screen.) "Flamingo Pink" I would call them! Not really quite that pink as I saw some Flamingoes in the Camargue quite recently. Probably a cross between that and Salmon. The nearest I've seen to this early "mistake" Strat colour was a recent Squier - no idea which issue though. Not important to me as I can see the colour in front of me! If I liked it enough I would go to my local paint shop, find some colour swatches, get the colour mixed and spray one of my budget Strat copies!Contentious? Moi?
THIS IS CLOSE!